Palestine
Bill to divest from arms makers faces test
April 12, 2010The fate of a bill passed by the University of California at Berkeley Student Senate to divest from two U.S. firms providing military support to Israel's occupation of Palestine will likely be decided April 14.
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World Notes: India, France, Paraguay, Palestine
March 17, 2010In India, women's representation gets major boost, France's Sarkozy loses in regional elections, Paraguay apologizes for repression, death squads, Israel grabs more Palestinian land with iron fist.
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Israel faces moment of truth over East Jerusalem
March 15, 2010Last Tuesday's announcement by the Israeli government that it will build 1,600 new housing units for Israelis in Palestinian East Jerusalem has unleashed an unparalleled furor.
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World Notes: Guatemala, Bolivia, Palestine, Iraq
March 15, 2010In Guatemala, abused women find voice; Bolivia reduces maternal deaths; Palestinian women bear burden of crisis; Iraqi birth defects soar.
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Lawmakers urge U.S. action on Gaza crisis
January 14, 2010Two members of Congress are asking colleagues to sign on to a letter to President Obama urging him to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
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